Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality of La Rochelle (17300)

Detailed figures

Paru le :27/06/2024

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2010 2015 2021
Altogether 49 345 48 383 49 300
Working age adult in % 64,9 65,9 68,1
 including working age adults with a job in % 53,6 52,0 56,7
 including unemployed workers in % 11,2 13,9 11,4
Economically inactive people in % 35,1 34,1 31,9
 including pupils, students or interns in % 17,1 18,1 16,8
 including retirees in % 8,8 7,3 5,5
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,2 8,7 9,6
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2021

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2021
Sex and age Population Active people Activity rate in % Working people Employment rate in %
Altogether 49 300 33 590 68,1 27 947 56,7
 15 to 24 years old 13 906 5 304 38,1 3 823 27,5
 25 to 54 years old 26 347 23 213 88,1 19 726 74,9
 55 to 64 years old 9 048 5 073 56,1 4 397 48,6
Male 24 023 16 712 69,6 14 037 58,4
 15 to 24 years old 7 123 2 847 40,0 2 125 29,8
 25 to 54 years old 12 914 11 554 89,5 9 902 76,7
 55 to 64 years old 3 986 2 311 58,0 2 010 50,4
Female 25 278 16 878 66,8 13 910 55,0
 15 to 24 years old 6 783 2 457 36,2 1 699 25,0
 25 to 54 years old 13 433 11 659 86,8 9 824 73,1
 55 to 64 years old 5 062 2 762 54,6 2 387 47,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 56,7
Unemployed workers 11,4
Retirees 5,5
Pupils, students or interns 16,8
Other economically inactive people 9,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by socio-economic classification

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by socio-economic classification
Socio-economic classification 2010 including working people 2015 including working people 2021 including working people
Altogether 32 018 26 480 31 873 25 163 33 978 28 530
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 42 35 54 41 23 15
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 697 1 548 1 867 1 703 2 307 2 124
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 4 643 4 380 5 225 4 899 6 643 6 294
 Intermediate professions 8 235 7 178 7 900 6 751 8 336 7 315
 Employees 10 145 8 156 9 769 7 386 10 036 8 055
 Workers 6 872 5 184 6 329 4 385 5 972 4 726
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate 2010 2015 2021
Number of unemployed workers 5 543 6 732 5 644
Unemployment rate in % 17,3 21,1 16,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 29,9 34,8 27,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,8 19,5 15,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,5 14,9 13,3
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 31,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 20,2
2 years at university 12,8
3 to 4 years at university 12,0
5 years or more at university 8,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2010 2015 2021
Number of jobs in the area 45 035 44 032 49 356
Working age adult living in the area 26 753 25 563 28 542
Occupational concentration by industry 168,3 172,3 172,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 49,7 49,2 50,1
  • The employment concentration indicator is equal to the number of jobs in the zone per 100 active persons with a job residing in the zone.
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2010 % 2015 % 2021 %
Altogether 45 035 100,0 44 032 100,0 49 356 100,0
Employee 39 938 88,7 38 510 87,5 42 142 85,4
 including women 21 445 47,6 20 894 47,5 22 282 45,1
 including partial time jobs 7 415 16,5 7 432 16,9 7 173 14,5
Non-employee 5 097 11,3 5 522 12,5 7 215 14,6
 including women 1 853 4,1 2 092 4,8 2 854 5,8
 including partial time jobs 559 1,2 854 1,9 1 276 2,6
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021
Socio-economic activity Number %
Altogether 49 988 100,0
Farmer operators 92 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 792 7,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 044 18,1
Intermediate professions 14 897 29,8
Employees 14 050 28,1
Workers 8 113 16,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity
2010 2015 2021
Farmer operators 0,2 0,1 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,0 6,7 7,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16,4 17,4 18,1
Intermediate professions 29,1 29,3 29,8
Employees 31,6 31,1 28,1
Workers 16,8 15,5 16,2
  • Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity

  • Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
Economic sector 2010 2015 2021
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 44 971 100,0 44 249 100,0 49 988 100,0 51,3 87,1
Agriculture 188 0,4 167 0,4 237 0,5 32,7 56,7
Industry 3 525 7,8 3 671 8,3 4 130 8,3 27,1 92,2
Construction 2 006 4,5 1 861 4,2 2 481 5,0 7,8 66,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 20 371 45,3 20 935 47,3 23 951 47,9 47,9 84,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 18 882 42,0 17 614 39,8 19 189 38,4 66,6 92,7
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 35,4 29,1
Industry 26,7 31,6
Construction 9,0 5,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,5 39,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,3 57,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.